The Blue Jays have outrighted infielder Munenori Kawasaki and first baseman Dan Johnson.

Kawasaki hit .258/.327/.296 with 17 RBI and one stolen base in 240 at-bats. He made 64 appearances at second base and 19 at third base while also playing shortstop four times. Johnson recorded just 38 at-bats with the Blue Jays, hitting .211/.333/.342 with one home run and seven RBI.

Blue Jays second baseman Munenori Kawasaki got all the time he needed to recover from a hamstring injury with the All-Star break, and he is back in the lineup Friday against the Rangers for the start of the second half.

Kawasaki was forced out of the last Friday's game as a result of his injury, and ended up missing the final two games of the first half.

Blue Jays second baseman Munenori Kawasaki was not in the starting lineup for the second straight day Sunday as he continues to battle a hamstring injury. Kawasaki suffered the injury Friday. He's hitting .284 with three RBI in 88 at-bats.

Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, after leaving the team's previous game due to a hamstring injury. He is day to day moving forward.